Local civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. join flight crew and leadership during a two-day training mission and tour of Nellis AFB, Nev. Jan. 13-14, 2011. Civic leader tours provide the opportunity for the USAF Reserve to show employers and members of the community the talents and skills reservists posses while performing their missions locally and globally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

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Civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. join flight crew and leadership during a two-day training mission and tour of Nellis AFB, Nev. Jan. 13-14, 2011. Civic leader tours provide the opportunity for the USAF Reserve to show employers and members of the community the talents and skills reservists posses while performing their missions locally and globally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

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Civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. join flight crew and leadership during a two-day training mission and tour of Nellis AFB, Nev. Jan. 13-14, 2011. Civic leader tours provide the opportunity for the USAF Reserve to show employers and members of the community the talents and skills reservists posses while performing their missions locally and globally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

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Civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. join flight crew and leadership during a two-day training mission and tour of Nellis AFB, Nev. Jan. 13-14, 2011. Civic leader tours provide the opportunity for the USAF Reserve to show employers and members of the community the talents and skills reservists posses while performing their missions locally and globally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

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Civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. join flight crew and leadership during a two-day training mission and tour of Nellis AFB, Nev. Jan. 13-14, 2011. Civic leader tours provide the opportunity for the USAF Reserve to show employers and members of the community the talents and skills reservists posses while performing their missions locally and globally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

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Civic leaders from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. join flight crew and leadership during a two-day training mission and tour of Nellis AFB, Nev. Jan. 13-14, 2011. During the trip home, civic leaders and crew attempt a shot at a hole-in-one while traveling 300 mph at 30,000 feet. This activity allowed crew members and passengers to engage in a relaxed setting and reflect on their recent experience. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

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Civic leaders take flight

Published Jan. 19, 2011
By 315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Civic leaders from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. joined flight crew and leadership during a two-day training mission and tour of Nellis AFB, Nev. Jan. 13-14, 2011.

The educational tour encompassed several mission briefings that included visiting a remotely piloted aircraft squadron and a photovoltaic array solar panel field, responsible for generating 15 megawatts of solar power for Nellis AFB.

While in flight, local leaders viewed first-hand the continuous medical training needed to maintain life-saving skills with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here.

The tour concluded with the group witnessing the precision flying skills of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the Air Force's official air demonstration team.

Civic leader tours provide the opportunity for the USAF Reserve to show employers and members of the community the talents and skills reservists posses while performing their missions locally and globally.

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Local civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders take flight

Civic leaders take flight